LESSON FOUR

NOUNS AS MODIFIERSPart ILESSON FOURThis is a book about history. Its a history book.

He is a driver who drives a bus.He is a bus driver.

This is a bridge which is made of stone.This is a stone bridge.

This is a glass of milk which has chocolate.This is a glass of chocolate milk.This a picture of the animals which live in jungle.This is a picture of jungle animals.

These are the legs of the table.These are table legs.

These are fishes which live in the river.These are river fishes.

He is cleaning the window of his car.He is cleaning his car window.

These are the hands of the clock.These are clock hands.

Review the sentencesHe is a bus driver.This is a stone bridge.

A glass of chocolate milk.These are jungle animals.

These are table legs.These are river fishes.

These are clock hands.This is a car window.

Answer the questions:What are these?These are the flowers of a garden.Or:These are..

What is this?This is a plane which is made of paper.Or:This is a

What is this?This is an animal which lives in jungle.Or:This is a

Conclusion:A book which is about history = a history bookA driver of a bus = a bus driverA bridge which is made of stone= a stone bridgeMilk which has chocolate = chocolate milkAnimals a who live in jungles = jungle animalsA fish in a river = a river fishHands of a clock = clock handsA window of a car = a car window

As you see the first noun is as an adjective for the next noun:A history book a bus drivera stone bridgechocolate milkjungle animals Noun + Nouna river fishclock hands a car window modifier of the next noun

Pay attention to these rules:The first noun is as an adjective for the other noun,The first noun never has plural s, e.g. cars windows, rivers fish,The first noun never has of and s. e.g. cars windows, rivers fish